The 'Reddy' of Barbil who is Robinhood for many

Earlier this year, when Posco, the world's third-largest steel company, started parleys to secure iron ore for its upcoming steel plant in Odisha, it called on B Prabhakaran - a man who owns no mines in the state, but has his hand in many. This is also a man who is equally reviled and revered in Joda, Barbil and Koira, the three mining circles of Odisha that till recently accounted for a third of India's iron ore production.

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